Common use of Doctoral Thesis Clause in Contracts

Doctoral Thesis. (1) The doctoral thesis must be the candidate's own work. Furthermore, it must be an appropriately formulated and scientifically noteworthy contribution to scientific research. As a rule, the thesis must be written in German. Department-specific provisions can also permit submission of a thesis written in a modern foreign lan- guage. In such cases, a German-language summary must be submitted together with the foreign-language version. Further details are specified in the department- specific provisions. (2) The thesis must have a title page, a table of contents, a brief summary and a de- tailed bibliography of the sources and references used. A previously published paper by the candidate may be submitted if no more than three years have elapsed since its publication. (3) The department-specific provisions can specify that multiple contiguous papers by the candidate may be submitted as the thesis if the requirements set out in Sections 1 and 2 are met. In case the research was performed by more than one person, it must be possible to clearly delineate the work carried out by the xxxxx- date for separate evaluation. The department-specific provisions can determine further requirements for a cumulative thesis. The provisions of § 6 Sec. 2 No. 6 shall remain unaffected. (4) Detailed reports giving reasons for the conclusions reached shall be written by the referees independently of one another and submitted to the Zentrales Prüfungsamt (Central Examination Office) no later than three months following the appointment as referee. (5) The reports must include the referees' approval or rejection of the thesis. The following evaluation standards shall be applied in the event of approval: excellent = 0 very good = 1 good = 2 satisfactory = 3 Half-marks may be given. The "excellent" grade shall be awarded only if the candidate's work is of particu- larly high quality. The grade for a rejected thesis is as follows: unsatisfactory = 4 A third assessment shall be obtained if the two grades given differ by more than a full grade. Department-specific provisions can specify that a third report shall be obtained if the average grade is 0.5 or higher, as well as that the third report shall be pre- pared by a qualified referee from outside the University of Konstanz if the two referees appointed pursuant to § 7 Sec. 3 are both members of the University of Konstanz staff. (6) If the thesis is accepted, the Zentrales Prüfungsamt (Central Examination Office) shall inform the relevant department, indicating the referees' names, that the ref- erees' reports and the thesis will be open to inspection at the Zentrales Prüfungsamt for a period of two weeks or, outside of the semester, for six weeks. This inspection period will extend beyond two weeks into the semester if it began outside the semester. In certain cases the department-specific provisions can xx- xxxxxxx a shorter inspection period. The doctoral candidate may submit a written request to shorten or eliminate the inspection period if sufficient reason is given; e.g., for the protection of intellectual property rights. This request has to be sub- mitted to the Zentrales Prüfungsamt when applying for commencement of the doctoral examination process, and must be approved by the head of the relevant department. In this case, the head of department shall inform the Zentrales Prüfungsamt. Professors, junior professors, university lecturers or a Privatdozent (lecturer) as well as the doctoral candidate, if his or her oral examination includes a colloquium on the doctoral thesis, may inspect the thesis during this period. They can give notice, up to the end of the inspection period, of the intent to sub- mit a detailed opinion in writing. The opinion shall be submitted to the Zentrales Prüfungsamt no later than one week after such notice has been given. If an opin- ion is submitted, the Doctoral Committee shall determine the subsequent proce- dure. The Committee may a) ignore the submitted opinion, or b) obtain a supplemental opinion from the thesis referees and appoint up to two additional referees to submit reports on the thesis. These referees may be ap- pointed as oral examiners. (7) Whether to accept or reject the thesis shall be determined by the majority opinion among the referees. If there is no majority, the Doctoral Committee shall appoint an additional referee. His or her report pursuant to Sec. 4 and 5 shall be decisive. (8) The grade awarded to the accepted thesis is yielded by the arithmetic mean of the grades given by each of the referees. The final grade shall be calculated to two decimal places. Additional decimal places shall be discarded. The grades are as follows: under 0.50 excellent 0.50 to 1.50 very good 1.51 to 2.50 good 2.51 to 3.50 satisfactory In these cases the thesis is accepted. from 3.51 on unsatisfactory In this case the thesis is rejected. (9) If the thesis is rejected, the candidate's entire doctoral examination process is concluded. The committee decides whether the candidate shall be permitted to re-work and then re-submit the thesis with a new application for admission to the doctoral examination. The examination office shall inform the candidate in writing and provide the referees' reports. One copy of the rejected thesis shall remain on file.

Doctoral Thesis. (1) The doctoral thesis must be the candidate's own work. Furthermore, it must be an appropriately formulated and scientifically noteworthy contribution to scientific research. As a rule, the thesis must be written in German. Department-specific provisions can also permit submission of a thesis written in a modern foreign lan- guage. In such cases, a German-language summary must be submitted together with the foreign-language version. Further details are specified in the department- specific provisions. (2) The thesis must have a title page, a table of contents, a brief summary and a de- tailed bibliography of the sources and references used. A previously published paper by the candidate may be submitted if no more than three years have elapsed since its publication. (3) The department-specific provisions can specify that multiple contiguous papers by the candidate may be submitted as the thesis if the requirements set out in Sections 1 and 2 are met. In case the research was performed by more than one person, it must be possible to clearly delineate the work carried out by the xxxxx- date for separate evaluation. The department-specific provisions can determine further requirements for a cumulative thesis. The provisions of § 6 Sec. 2 No. 6 shall remain unaffected. (4) Detailed reports giving reasons for the conclusions reached shall be written by the referees reviewers independently of one another and submitted to the Zentrales Prüfungsamt (Central Examination Office) no later than three months following the appointment as refereereviewer. (5) The reports must include the refereesreviewers' approval or rejection of the thesis. The following evaluation standards shall be applied in the event of approval: excellent = 0 very good = 1 good = 2 satisfactory = 3 Half-marks may be given. The "excellent" grade shall be awarded only if the candidate's work is of particu- larly high quality. The grade for a rejected thesis is as follows: unsatisfactory = 4 A third assessment shall be obtained if the two grades given differ by more than a full grade. Department-specific provisions can specify that a third report shall be obtained if the average grade is 0.5 or higher, as well as that the third report shall be pre- pared by a qualified referee reviewer from outside the University of Konstanz if the two referees reviewers appointed pursuant to § 7 Sec. 3 are both members of the University of Konstanz staff. (6) If Upon acceptance of the thesis is acceptedthesis, the Zentrales Prüfungsamt (Central Examination Office) shall will inform the relevant department, department that the reviewers' reports (indicating the refereesreviewers' names, that the ref- erees' reports ) and the thesis will be open to inspection at the Zentrales Prüfungsamt for authorized persons online for a period of two weeks or, outside of the semester, for six weeks. This inspection period will extend beyond two weeks into Deviating from this, the semester if it began outside the semester. In certain cases the departmentsubject-specific provisions can xx- xxxxxxx a shorter inspection regulations may stipulate that this review period be extended to three or four weeks in case the period is entirely during the lecture-free period. The doctoral candidate may submit a written request to shorten or eliminate the inspection period pe- riod if sufficient reason is given; e.g., for the protection of intellectual property rights. This request has to be sub- mitted submitted to the Zentrales Prüfungsamt when applying ap- plying for commencement of the doctoral examination process, and must be approved ap- proved by the head of the relevant department. In this case, the head of department depart- ment shall inform the Zentrales Prüfungsamt. ProfessorsThe following persons are author- ized to inspect the thesis: 1. the members of the examination committee, 2. xxx- xxxxxxx, junior professors, university lecturers or a Privatdozent and Privatdozenten (lecturerlecturers) as well as of the department, persons who were authorized to conduct examinations by the Doctoral Committee (see § 7 para. 2, sentence 2) 3. the doctoral candidate, if his or her oral examination includes a colloquium on the doctoral thesis, may inspect the thesis during this periodresearcher. . They can give notice, up to the end of the inspection period, of the intent to sub- mit a detailed opinion in writing. The opinion shall be submitted to the Zentrales Prüfungsamt no later than one week after such notice has been given. If an opin- ion is submitted, the Doctoral Committee shall determine the subsequent proce- dure. The Committee may a) ignore the submitted opinion, or b) obtain a supplemental opinion from the thesis referees reviewers and appoint up to two additional referees reviewers to submit reports on the thesis. These referees reviewers may be ap- pointed appointed as oral examiners. (7) Whether to accept or reject the thesis shall be determined by the majority opinion among the refereesreviewers. If there is no majority, the Doctoral Committee shall appoint ap- point an additional refereereviewer. His or her report pursuant to Sec. 4 and 5 shall be decisive. (8) The grade awarded to the accepted thesis is yielded by the arithmetic mean of the grades given by each of the refereesreviewers. The final grade shall be calculated to two decimal places. Additional decimal places shall be discarded. The grades are as follows: under 0.50 excellent 0.50 to 1.50 very good 1.51 to 2.50 good 2.51 to 3.50 satisfactory In these cases the thesis is accepted. from 3.51 on unsatisfactory In this case the thesis is rejected. (9) If the thesis is rejected, the candidate's entire doctoral examination process is concluded. The committee decides whether the candidate shall be permitted to re-work and then re-submit the thesis with a new application for admission to the doctoral examination. The examination office shall inform the candidate in writing and provide the refereesreviewers' reports. One copy of the rejected thesis shall remain on file.